Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cdw LLC

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Communications

8 pending office actions • 8 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Cdw LLC has 7 pending office actions in Communications. Each matter is assigned to a different examiner and a different art unit, with 7 distinct examiners and 7 distinct art units. The record therefore shows complete dispersion across the listed examination assignments.

ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner provides recurring handling across the docket, so counsel should avoid relying on a single examiner-specific strategy.

Portfolio management should emphasize consistent technical definitions, disclosure support, and amendment principles across applications. At the same time, each response must address the particular art-unit context and examiner objections, because the prosecution paths do not repeat.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

4
Hard (50%)
4
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only2 (25%)
§102 only1 (12%)
Double-patenting + other1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (38%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
62% of docket
2
Communications
25% of docket
1
Semiconductors
12% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEIBOVICH, YAIR 1 89.9% +10.9%
ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN 1 89.4% +6.2%
TRAN, ALEX HOANG 1 62.7% +28.7%
VU, TUAN A 1 73.2% +21.0%
UNG, LANNY N 1 71.4% +25.8%
GRANT, ROBERT J 1 76.3% +17.5%
PHAM, TOAN NGOC 1 86.5% +12.2%
NDIAYE, CHEIKH T 1 79.3% +18.3%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17827326 AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE DISPATCH PHAM, TOAN NGOC 36d
19058772 METHOD OF ASSISTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE USER WITH PROVIDING A REMOTE TELEPHONY ENVIRONMENT USING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18416793 CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY OF USERS ACROSS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS UNG, LANNY N 21d
19066270 Systems and Methods for Intelligent Collection and Selective Sharing of Asset Inventory over a Managed Services Platform LEIBOVICH, YAIR —
18378813 CLOUD COMPUTING AND INTERNET OF THINGS-BASED MONITORING TECHNIQUES USING CUSTOM DEVICES GRANT, ROBERT J —
16706923 Systems and Methods for Efficient Cloud Migration NDIAYE, CHEIKH T —

Interview Candidates (7)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18416793 CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY OF USERS ACROSS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS UNG, LANNY N 21d
17827326 AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE DISPATCH PHAM, TOAN NGOC 36d
19066270 Systems and Methods for Intelligent Collection and Selective Sharing of Asset Inventory over a Managed Services Platform LEIBOVICH, YAIR —
18810467 Techniques for Improving the Security, Reliability, and Performance of Monitoring Systems TRAN, ALEX HOANG —
18644952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRATEGIC APPLICATION MODERNIZATION ASSESSMENT VU, TUAN A —
18378813 CLOUD COMPUTING AND INTERNET OF THINGS-BASED MONITORING TECHNIQUES USING CUSTOM DEVICES GRANT, ROBERT J —
16706923 Systems and Methods for Efficient Cloud Migration NDIAYE, CHEIKH T —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2114 1
2693 1
2453 1
2193 1
2197 1
2859 1
2685 1
2447 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19066270 Systems and Methods for Intelligent Collection and Selective Sharing of Asset Inventory over a Managed Services Platform LEIBOVICH, YAIR 2114 §101§102Other Final Rejection — Pending Feb 28, 2025
19058772 METHOD OF ASSISTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE USER WITH PROVIDING A REMOTE TELEPHONY ENVIRONMENT USING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN 2693 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2025
18810467 Techniques for Improving the Security, Reliability, and Performance of Monitoring Systems TRAN, ALEX HOANG 2453 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2024
18644952 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRATEGIC APPLICATION MODERNIZATION ASSESSMENT VU, TUAN A 2193 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 24, 2024
18416793 CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE-AS-CODE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY OF USERS ACROSS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS UNG, LANNY N 2197 §102§103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18378813 CLOUD COMPUTING AND INTERNET OF THINGS-BASED MONITORING TECHNIQUES USING CUSTOM DEVICES GRANT, ROBERT J 2859 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2023
17827326 AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE DISPATCH PHAM, TOAN NGOC 2685 §103DP Non-Final OA 36d Pending May 27, 2022
16706923 Systems and Methods for Efficient Cloud Migration NDIAYE, CHEIKH T 2447 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 09, 2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cdw LLC have?

Cdw LLC has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 8 art units and 8 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cdw LLC applications?

Yair Leibovich has the most, with 1 of Cdw LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Cdw LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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